Texas and Alabama have executed death row inmates within minutes of each other, one for killing a 13-month-old baby during an "exorcism" and the other for shooting a mother of two in the head during a ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Corey Shawn Bavousett is the name of the inmate who died this past Sunday at the Bill Clements unit outside of Amarillo. A custodial death report filed with the Office of the ...

Doug Myers is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. A longtime journalist, Doug has worked for four newspapers in Texas and Louisiana and for three television stations in Texas. He has also spent ...

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. House Bill 3006 would have required the installation of climate control ...

May 24 (UPI) --At least seven have been arrested for helping 10 inmates escape from the Orleans Parish Justice Center jail in New Orleans on May 16. Investigators have identified at least seven who ...

A Louisiana inmate who authorities began searching for after receiving a public tip was recaptured on Friday, according to local officials. It comes as the search intensifies for five inmates who ...

Three of 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail were apprehended by Friday night, while authorities continued to search for seven others in a jailbreak that may have had inside help, officials ...

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — The Texas House gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning by the end of 2032. Lawmakers passed 89-43 House Bill 3006 by Terry ...

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office website now features a real-time inmate search function. Users can access the live jail roster and inmate details, including mugshots and charges. The website ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Legislature have had years to correct a deficiency that renders a typical Texas prison into what a U.S. district judge likened to “unconstitutional ...

First, Christopher Wade Pleasant of Longview, who is serving time in TDCJ for the murder of Victorria Jasmine Sam in 2016. He now is also charged with organized criminal activity, bribery/money ...

A North Texas Lawmaker asked Gov. Greg Abbott to look into sending undocumented migrants incarcerated in the state to a massive prison in El Salvador. Alex Brandon / AP AUSTIN — A North Texas Lawmaker ...